Well, somehow, I made it to two straight weeks updating the Red 40. IT MUST BE (almost) SUMMER TIME!
This week, the #1 battle that started last week heads into overdrive, as "Bloody Mary" tries to hold off "Houdini" from the #1 spot. Meanwhile, below that titanic top two matchup, there are a group of songs moving up the Red 40 that could seriously challenge that top two's reign of terror in the very near future. Can any of them really hope to break through? And can Foster take #1 for themselves, or will "Bloody Mary" continue to hold court?
Week of May 12th, 2012
40) The Mars Volta - The Malkin Jewel (13 Weeks | Peak: #14 | Last Week: #38)
39) Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (22 Weeks | Peak: #3(2) | Last Week: #37)
38) Foxy Shazam - I Like It (16 Weeks | Peak: #5 | Last Week: #33)
37) The Hives - Go Right Ahead (6 Weeks | Peak: #28 | Last Week: #32)
36) Alabama Shakes - Hold On (DEBUT)
35) Sleeper Agent - Get Burned (18 Weeks | Peak: #3(1) | Last Week: #30)
34) Serj Tankian - Figure It Out (DEBUT)
33) Coldplay - Charlie Brown (16 Weeks | Peak: #2(4) | Last Week: #28)
32) P.O.D. - Lost In Forever (Scream) (3 Weeks | Peak: #32 | Last Week: #36)
31) Halestorm - Love Bites (So Do I) (15 Weeks | Peak: #3(2) | Last Week: #25)
30) Metric - Youth Without Youth (2 Weeks | Peak: #30 | Last Week: #35)
29) M83 - Midnight City (22 Weeks | Peak: #1(7) | Last Week: #27)
28) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan's Death Song (3 Weeks | Peak: #28 | Last Week: #34)
27) Evanescence - Made of Stone (10 Weeks | Peak: #14 | Last Week: #22)
26) Soundgarden - Live to Rise (5 Weeks | Peak: #26 | Last Week: #29)
25) Taproot - No Surrender (8 Weeks | Peak: #17 | Last Week: #20)
24) Lights - Banner (14 Weeks | Peak: #7 | Last Week: #18)
23) Gotye - Eyes Wide Open (3 Weeks | Peak: #23 | Last Week: #31)
22) Florence + the Machine - No Light, No Light (9 Weeks | Peak: #11 | Last Week: #16)
21) The Shins - Simple Song (7 Weeks | Peak: #21 | Last Week: #23)
20) Skrillex ft. Sirah - Bangarang (12 Weeks | Peak: #5(2) | Last Week: #15)
19) Florence + the Machine - Spectrum (4 Weeks | Peak: #19 | Last Week: #24)
18) Rush - Headlong Flight (3 Weeks | Peak: #18 | Last Week: #26)
17) Chevelle - Hats Off to the Bull (12 Weeks | Peak: #1(1) | Last Week: #13)
16) Korn ft. 12th Planet - Way Too Far (11 Weeks | Peak: #3(3) | Last Week: #12)
15) Marilyn Manson - No Reflection (9 Weeks | Peak: #2(2) | Last Week: #10)
14) Childish Gambino - Heartbeat (14 Weeks | Peak: #1(4) | Last Week: #17)
13) Lostprophets - Bring 'Em Down (8 Weeks | Peak: #11 | Last Week: #11)
12) The Gaslight Anthem - 45 (2 Weeks | Peak: #12 | Last Week: #21)
11) Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care Of Our Own (12 Weeks | Peak: #6 | Last Week: #6)
10) Linkin Park - Burn It Down (4 Weeks | Peak: #10 | Last Week: #19)
9) Keane - Silenced by the Night (7 Weeks | Peak: #9 | Last Week: #14)
8) Volbeat - Still Counting (8 Weeks | Peak: #3(1) | Last Week: #4)
7) Garbage - Blood For Poppies (9 Weeks | Peak: #7 | Last Week: #9)
6) Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning (9 Weeks | Peak: #1(4) | Last Week: #3)
5) Jack White - Sixteen Saltines (4 Weeks | Peak: #5 | Last Week: #8)
4) fun. - Some Nights (5 Weeks | Peak: #4 | Last Week: #7)
3) Adele - Rumour Has It (11 Weeks | Peak: #3(1) | Last Week: #5)
2) Silversun Pickups - Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) (7 Weeks | Peak: #1(1) | Last Week: #1)
1) Foster the People - Houdini (6 Weeks | Peak: #1(1) | Last Week: #2)
Off This Week
Hurt - How We End Up Alone (17 Weeks | Peak: #6 | Last Week: #40)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Look Around (12 Weeks | Peak: #12 | Last Week: #39)
The Thank You Section
iputrecordson
AshleeSimpsonFan
jqnetto
potentbreakupsong
Sunderland 4ever (well, not liking SSPU is disappointing
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superiore-93
Delta (good prediction
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Billie Joe (still flawless?)
Renzo (be on the lookout for "45" in the future...that's all I will say.
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Nimrod.
backtoback (you already know my response to this one!)
JGibson
Next Week Preview
Well, week two of the #1 battle from hell has come and gone, and Foster the People gets their first #1 on the Red 40 since the ver first #1 of the Red 40, "Helena Beat". I have a feeling, however, that the #1 battle for "Houdini" will be just as brutal as the one for "Helena Beat". Will Silversun Pickups regain the #1 spot? Can "Houdini" hold on for dear life? And can any of the songs itching right below the top two make some rather large noise? Oh, and for you pop fans out there, this time last year, I started listening to more pop. If all holds true, well...just get ready for some pop debuts in the very near future.